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Baby Name Benedict |
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| Meaning of Benedict - What does the name Benedict means? |
| Pronunciation: |
| ben-eh-dik |  |
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Boy Name |
| Origin: |
English |
| Name Meaning: |
Derived from the Latin Benedictus (blessed), which is from benedicere (to speak well of, to bless). The name was borne by St. Benedict (c. 480-543), an Italian monk and founder of the Benedictine Order. He was responsible for the building of the great monastery at Monte Cassino, which remains the spiritual center of the Benedictines |
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View this name in other origins -
English, Irish, Italian, Scottish |
| Variants: | Bennett. | | Shortened forms: | Ben. | | Pet forms: | Benny |
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